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Dressed up to display such figures? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nines

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(Other definitions for nines that I've seen before include "Dressed to these is to be perfectly turned out" , "Very smart if dressed to these" , "Dressed to these and you're well-turned-out" , "In emergency, press three of these" , "Numbers to which one may be dressed up?" .)

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